Earl Monroe vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson and Earl Monroe that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Earl Monroe

vs.

Tom Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Tom Patterson 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Tom Patterson - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.